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Could Pittsburgh’s lead replacement program serve as model for the country?

WFM StaffApril 25, 2022April 25, 20220

Local, state and federal leaders gathered in Pittsburgh this month to highlight the progress of Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority’s…

WFM StaffMarch 14, 2022March 14, 20220

The Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies (AMWA) this month expressed strong support for H.R. 6985, the Financing Lead Out of Water…

WFM StaffFebruary 25, 2022February 25, 20220

Earlier in February, the City of Newark, New Jersey’s Lead Service Line Replacement (LSLR) program announced it had completed nearly…

Andrew FarrFebruary 23, 2022November 9, 20230

With the Lead and Copper Rule Revisions in Effect, What’s on the Horizon for Lead Service Line Replacement? Lead is…

WFM StaffJanuary 21, 2022January 21, 20220

In December, BlueConduit and SimpleLab announced a new alliance aimed at enabling water utilities and engineering consultants to meet water…

WFM StaffJanuary 17, 2022January 17, 20220

Water industry veteran Greg Baird is joining water analytics company BlueConduit as its executive director of national lead service line…

Contributing AuthorJanuary 3, 2022November 4, 20250

By Jonathon Meyer The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Lead and Copper Rule (LCR) revisions that are currently under consideration…

WFM StaffJanuary 3, 2022December 21, 20210

On Dec. 16, 2021, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) long-awaited Lead and Copper Rule Revisions (LCRR) took effect, nearly…

WFM StaffDecember 17, 2021December 17, 20210

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael S. Regan announced that the agency will begin developing a new regulation to…

WFM StaffNovember 18, 2021November 18, 20210

A new survey shows the majority of U.S. water systems may not be ready for sweeping regulatory changes governing safe…